Continence Specialist Nurse: Sponsorship Available

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The successful candidate will join the innovative specialist nurses within a highly motivated Continence Service. They will also be working closely with urologists from the specialist centre at Stepping Hill, providing support for patients in primary and secondary care.

Main duties of the job

The role of the Continence Specialist Nurse will be to offer high level clinical assessments and reviews to patients in a nurse-led community clinic and in their own home, implementing a clinical care plan to support the patient in their home environment.

The post holder will demonstrate a good level of understanding of bladder and bowel conditions, and associated disorders, and be able to translate that into practice.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered Nurse on NMC Register
  • Educated to degree level (level 6)
  • Relevant courses appropriate to clinical area.
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Evidence of post registration education in Continence/Bladder/Bowel/ Similar Speciality – either working towards or prepared to undertake within 6 months of commencing in post
  • Evidence of Masters level study
  • Teaching and Assessing Certificate/Mentorship.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of bladder and bowel terminology, pathways and Treatments

Desirable

  • Demonstrate an awareness of national guidelines in relation to management of continence

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post-registration experience within the relevant specialty.
  • Experience of multi-professional working.
  • Experience of managing change.

Desirable

  • Experience of audit and research.
  • Leadership and management experience.

Skills & Abilities

Essential

  • Ability to work autonomously and as part of an effective MDT.
  • Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and delegate effectively and support staff.
  • Exemplar effective verbal and written communication skills.
  • Able to support people with life changing news
  • Ability to interpret and utilise data to improve practice.
  • Ability to support, encourage and motivate others.
  • Computer literacy skills.
  • Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations.
  • Positive attitude.
  • Act as a role model demonstrating appropriate behaviours in line with Trust Values and adherence to policy and standards.
  • Remains calm and diplomatic under pressure. Assertive and confident yet approachable. Ability to recognise own limitations.
  • Ability to work under pressure.
  • Flexible to meet the needs of the service.
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm.

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

  • Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role’

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 31 August 2026

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